I've recently discovered that I absolutely love gardening. Maybe love should be replaced with the…read moreword obsession. What started out as only a few cute plants, you know, just to "green up the place," has morphed into living room JUNGLE obsession. Oh, us silly Americans. Go big or go home. The good news is that this obsession led me to find Podington Garden Centre. Quite literally in the smack dab of nowhere, this place is gardener's playground! I only wanted two things: a couple of 60 lt bag of organic soil for my courgettes and tomato plants. I wasn't expecting to find gardening nirvana. I'm pretty sure Jesus would shop here. Firstly, this centre is absolutely gorgeous. You have to hand it to these Podintons, they love their gardening! The centre is big, but not Home Base gigantic, and the staff are knowledgeable and genuinely care about their products. I was also shocked to find that the Guinness World Record for Largest Garden Spade was on display! Not sure if it was on the local garden tour, but there it was! I took a picture as proof, too. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/4000/largest-garden-spade Earlier in the day, I called to request a hold on two bags of organic soil. It may seem silly, but after two disappointing visits to Homebase (thanks LOADS you a-holes for lying to me with your BS reservation!) I wanted to make sure my soil was still there! When I approached the counter my soil was already on a trolly, with my name, patiently waiting up front. Seriously, that's service! HUGE KUDOS. My only complaint is, literally, how far away they are from Leamington. It also feels like you're traveling into the middle of nowhere, when suddenly, this place just appears! Absolutely worth the trip. I can't wait to go here again and buy more of everything!

Podington Garden centre is a really nice place to have a browse around in the summer even if you…read moredon't plan on buying anything! It's quite small compared with some garden centres although there is a good range of shrubs and trees for sale outside. There is a lovely gift area that also sells foodstuffs such as home made jams,marmalades, cakes and old fashioned style sweets. It has a lovely oldly worldy feel to it. At Christmas time they also have a fantastic range of lights and decorations, although they are quite expensive compared with larger department stores that sell the same sort of things. There is plenty of parking just outside the centre and there is a lovely cafe inside. Well worth a visit even if you are just browsing.

This store is situated on the retail park on the outskirts of Wellingborough, just around the…read morecorner from Tescos. It is easy to get too without getting stuck in too much traffic, but it can be a nightmare trying to get out of the carpark in the retail park when it is busy. You can queue for ages, especially on a Saturday morning, so best avoided then. The store sells anything that you could want in your home in the way of furnishings, bed covers, cushions, curtains, ornaments, crockery, blinds, pictures and wall hangings, towels and bathroom accessories and so much more. The items are reasonably priced and there are often sales too. It has a good range and the store is fairly large with two floors. They offer a made to measure curtain service as well as the ready made ones although I have never used this. The ranges are good and it is a place that I like to browse around and often pick up new bits and bobs for my home in here. If you are looking for a home furnishing store that won't break the bank then Dunelm Mill is a good place to start.

The best things about this place for me are that they have a huge range of pillows with one of each…read morehung up for you to squeeze and try and a big range of fabrics including oilcloth in different patterns. Also what has to be the biggest range of covered cushions I've ever seen and the cheapest microfibre cloths. If you haven't discovered microfibre cloths yet, get down there. They even have a small craft section and, last time I went in, a comedy sign advertising "stationary" bless them. Good shop though and always well worth a visit.

Our local Homebase, located on the Victoria Park Estate in Wellingborough, is a fairly large store…read more The selection inside is very good and I've found the place most useful when I've needed to use it. Service is usually pretty good and the staff are always willing to assist if you need it.

This is my local homebase and is situated in a great place just of the dual carige way near to the…read moretesco. it has a great selection of items available. there is a home wear bit which sell some lovely items for the house, there is a section where they sell bathrooms and kitchens and there is always some staff there to help you and offer advice. we have also got some great items for christmas here and lots for do it yourself around the house! we have got some lovely furniture there and it was really good value for money and very good quality!